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Ex-NHL enforcer John Scott tries acting, ponders next move

"It's a different kind of nerves," Scott said. "I've been in front of big stadiums, I've fist-fought tough guys and that's nerve-wracking. It's so much different walking on to a stage where you're the new guy and you don't really know what to do."

The lovable lug who made headlines for fans voting him into the 2016 NHL All-Star Game and then winning MVP honors is now 35, retired and considering his next move. Although Scott enjoyed taping an episode of the CBS drama "S.W.A.T." and will likely make a cameo appearance in the movie about his story, "A Guy Like Me," he won't star as himself or pursue an acting career.